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jenncortes's review against another edition
1.5
The few chapters that stood out were the one with the wedding (but i can’t even remember it now LOL), the one with her therapist, and the chapter that followed it. She became a good friend to Farly as she matured, and realized she didn’t need a man. That’s the only good things that happened LOL
I was ready to DNF this book but gave it another chance. I thought it was getting better towards the end, but then ended up getting boring again. LOL. Also, what’s with all the page fillers? We don’t need recipes and lists and fake emails.
Graphic: Alcoholism, Eating disorder, Sexual content, Body shaming, Death of parent, Alcohol, Drug use, Fatphobia, Toxic friendship, and Toxic relationship
sugasclementine's review against another edition
3.0
Graphic: Drug abuse and Addiction
Moderate: Fatphobia and Emotional abuse
melodranna's review against another edition
3.0
Graphic: Eating disorder, Drug use, Alcoholism, Addiction, Fatphobia, and Alcohol
Moderate: Cancer
cutepatzie's review against another edition
3.75
Graphic: Alcohol, Drug use, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Chronic illness, Fatphobia, Eating disorder, Gaslighting, Grief, Dysphoria, Addiction, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Terminal illness, and Cancer
madelinedalton's review against another edition
4.25
This isn’t a five star book because: 1) I felt it didn’t hit its stride till around ~80 pages in and 2) there’s a teensy bit of casual fatphobia in here that I didn’t particularly like (such as her friend Farly loving reality TV programs like My 600 Lb. Life, except it was the UK equivalent which I can’t remember the name of). Also, I found myself deeply relating to the “Being a Bit Thin, Being a Bit Fat” chapter quite a bit, but I wonder if there was some fatphobic stuff in there that I couldn’t clock because I’m not a fat person. I’d be curious to hear how fat readers feel about this book.
I think this book has a really specific target demographic. All the negative reviews I’ve seen have been from folks outside that demographic. I am squarely within the target demographic for this book, so I loved it. Cannot recommend this enough if you’re a 20-something or 30-something woman!!
Graphic: Alcohol and Drug use
Moderate: Cancer and Death
Minor: Fatphobia
laurabenitez's review against another edition
4.5
Moderate: Death, Body shaming, Fatphobia, Drug use, Eating disorder, Alcohol, Cancer, and Terminal illness
claudiamacpherson's review against another edition
3.5
Graphic: Alcoholism and Alcohol
Moderate: Death, Addiction, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Cursing, Fatphobia, and Grief
Minor: Sexual content
rachelagain's review against another edition
2.0
Graphic: Eating disorder
Moderate: Fatphobia
afion's review against another edition
2.75
Graphic: Eating disorder, Alcohol, Mental illness, Fatphobia, and Body shaming
Moderate: Terminal illness, Drug use, Alcoholism, and Cancer
Minor: Homophobia and Transphobia
chrisy's review against another edition
4.0
Moderate: Alcohol, Fatphobia, and Eating disorder